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- Kiss
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Kiss Me, Kate' was my 'Ragtime' Tony.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always call myself the luckiest actor in the world because I made a living solely as a performer from the time I left home at 17 years old.
- Grace
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The older I get, I realize, 'Man, I'm a very rare bird,' and that's not because of necessarily my talent or ability; it so much depends on luck and just the grace of the universe.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like to capture the spirit of what the writers intended but find my own nuances. That comes from jazz - the invention and freeness within a structure.
- Jazz
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I didn't really think I liked jazz all that much until I was about 18. That's when the freedom and possibilities of it began to seem appealing to me.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am always looking for the next show.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have been fortunate in my career to play a lot of lead roles. The downside to that is I don't have a life outside of the show. I go on lockdown even with my wife if the show is really difficult and I am having vocal problems.
- Singing
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the interesting things an artist does is they keep rediscovering things, whether it's a jazz piece or a role you've done for 3,000 performances or a song you're singing for the 3,000th time. My job is to find that spark that keeps it fresh and alive.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the Oscar is the big money award; that means you've made it in a money sense. The Tony has always represented - to me, and most actors that I've talked to - an artistic award. It means you're an artist and not just a popular performer.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 6 years old, I asked my parents for an organ. I don't have any idea why I wanted an organ.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a pop singer; I'm not a jazz singer. And I know I sing like not a whole lot of people do; I also know that a lot of other people act like I do. And better than I do. But what informs the singing is the acting. They're not separate from each other.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
For a while, I couldn't get arrested in television because everybody thought of me as that guy on 'Trapper John.' So I thought, 'Great, I'll come out here to New York and do some theater, and when they get tired of me, I'll do something else.'
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- Nov 07, 2020